The Wei (韋) family name is derived from the surnames Peng (彭) and Xiong (熊) from the ancient state of Chu. During the Han Dynasty, Han Xin's son escaped to Wei Country (韋) because of the purge of Empress Lü Zhi, and later took the surname Wei (韋) from the region's name.[citation needed] A 2013 study by the Fuxi Cultural Association found it to be the 66th most common name, shared by 4.3 million people or 0.320% of the population, with the province with the most being Guangxi.[1]
from Wei (韋) as a title of an official in charge of the manufacture of leather goods
from the Wei (韋) family in the ancient state of Shu Le in present-day Xinjiang during the Western Han dynasty
allegedly borne by descendants of Han Xin, an official in the early Western Han dynasty who was killed on the orders of Empress Lü. His descendants fled to the area of present-day Guangdong and Guangxi, and in order to avoid persecution they simplified their surname Han (韓) to Wei (韋) by removing the left radical,
William Wei Li-an (韋禮安), Taiwanese Mandopop and folk-rock singer-songwriter
Wei Guoqing (韦国清), ethnic Zhuang PLA General and politician
References
^中国四百大姓 Front Cover, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
^The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
January 07, 2023
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